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[Bug] iPad - Entry: Keyboard.Telephone & Keyboard.Numeric display standard keyboard instead of phone/numeric keyboards

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#6,202 opened on May 15, 2019

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Description

Description

In a Forms Entry box, Keyboard.Telephone & Keyboard.Numeric display standard keyboard instead of phone/numeric keyboards on iPad. I didn't notice this issue on iPhone.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open and build UITest > FormsGallery sample in the reproduction link. (Might also be reproducible generally in an Entry field set to Keyboard.Telephone/.Numeric)
  2. Go to "Views for Editing Text > Entry (single line) > Enter phone number"

Expected Behavior

Display a telephone styled keypad (or a numeric keypad when switched to that) on iPad & iPhone

Actual Behavior

Full keyboard is displayed on iPad, telephone styled keypad displayed on iPhone. (I didn't double-check Numeric on iPhone.)

Basic Information

Reproduced using:

  • Xamarin.Forms 3.6.0.344457

  • iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd Generation) simulator (iOS 12.1)

  • Xcode 10.2.1

  • Xamarin.iOS 12.8.0.2

  • Last known good version: Unknown

  • IDE: Visual Studio Community 2019 for Mac Version 8.0.5 (build 9)

  • Platform Target Frameworks:

    • iOS:

  • Nuget Packages:

  • Affected Devices: iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd Generation) simulator (iOS 12.1), possibly other iPads.

Screenshots

QuickTime screen recording demonstrating the issue: Forms keyboard bug repo.mov.zip

Reproduction Link

https://github.com/King-of-Spades/AppCenter-Test-Samples/releases/tag/2.0-b5 ^ My port of the "Forms Gallery" open-source sample. Other sources of the Forms Gallery I suspect could reproduce the issue since I haven't customized this part of the app.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
mobile
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
C#Xamarin.FormsiOS keyboard handling
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Investigate the iOS renderer for Entry (likely in Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/EntryRenderer.cs) to see how keyboard types are set. The issue is that on iPad, the keyboard is standard instead of phone/numeric. Check if there is a difference in how UIKeyboardType is set for iPad vs iPhone. Also look at any recent commits related to keyboard handling. The reproduction steps are clear; consider checking the FormsGallery sample linked.